{"id":5134,"date":"2017-11-15T19:39:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oykhmancriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/jail-sentence-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T19:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T02:47:22","slug":"jail-sentence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/jail-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Jail Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1440px + 50px );margin-left: calc(-50px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-50px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:50px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:50px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.36;\">Intermittent Jail Sentence (Weekend Jail)<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>If the jail sentence is 90 days or less, the judge has the discretion to allow you to serve is intermittently.\u00a0This means that you can go to jail on weekends, and still be able to go to work and\/or take care of the kids during the week until the sentence is served. For example, if you go into custody on Friday at 7pm, and are released on Monday at 7am, you will get the benefit of 4 days custody.\u00a0At this rate, even a 90 day jail sentence can be completed relatively quickly, and with minimal intrusion into your ability to earn a living.<\/p>\n<h3>Straight Jail<\/h3>\n<p>Actual Jail is a sentence of last resort. When no other sentence is appropriate, either because of the nature of the offence, or because of your particular circumstances, a jail sentence will be imposed. In many cases, however, alternatives like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/probation-suspended-sentence\/\">probation<\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/conditional-sentence-order-cso\/\">conditional sentence order (house arrest)<\/a>\u00a0may be available depending on the facts. In appropriate circumstances, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/criminal-discharge\/\">discharge<\/a>\u00a0may also be pursued. A Jail Sentence will be served in either a Provincial Jail if there is less than two years left to serve on the day of sentence, or in a Federal Penitentiary for any sentence of two years or more.<\/p>\n<p>The current system allows for automatic parole after two thirds of the sentence is served. That means that if a 1 year jail sentence is imposed, you will almost automatically be released after completing 8 months. Both the provincial and federal systems have early parole options, although the federal early release system seems more robust. Before sentencing, there may also be options to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategiccriminaldefence.com\/edmonton\/criminal-record-resolutions\/\">resolve your case without a criminal record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If straight jail is imposed on the day of sentence, there will be no opportunity to say your goodbyes or walk the dog.\u00a0Make sure you have all your affairs in order before proceeding to sentence because once a jail sentence is pronounced, there is no going home until the sentence is served.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 30px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 25px;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 25px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 25px;margin-left : 25px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 25px;margin-left : 25px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jail sentence is one of the most serious outcomes in criminal law. 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